What do you think?

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 842.

Look at the paragraph headings in the article and make some notes on what the text might be about. Compare your ideas with the class before reading the article.

Is he/she in ... ?

The age of sport

A. What sports are these people renowned for?
Why, do you think?

· Australians

· African-Americans

· Kenyans

· Brazilians

· Chinese

· Russians

· Ukrainians

B. Who is the most highly-paid sportsperson in your country?
In the world?

· motor-racing

· golf

· boxing

· football

· athletics

· baseball

C. What are the biggest sporting events in your country?
In the world?

· Do you agree that our culture is obsessed by sport?

· Which sporting events are taking place now? Do you think
there is too much sport in the world? Too much sport on
television?

· “As individuals become rich, sport becomes impoverished.”
Can you think of any examples that support this opinion?

· Who are the sports icons of the moment? Why are they
famous?

· Who do you think is more interested in sport, men or
women? Why?

& 6. Read the article and answer the questions:

1. What is the correlation between sport and strawberries?

2. The first paragraph describes various aspects of the current 'Age of Sport'. What, by implication, were these aspects like before this era?

3. 'Sport knew its place.'What does this mean? Why doesn't it know its place any more?

4. How has TV changed sport? Has this change been beneficial or not?

5. Why is the London Marathon mentioned?

6. In what ways are most sports stars like everyone else?

7. What is the correlation between modern sports stars and ancient gladiators?

8. What can sport offer that a rock concert can't?

9. What is special about the Olympics and the World Cup?
10. Why is the besotted fan in a minority?